Iquitozelus couturieri Bérenger, 2003

Forero, Dimitri, 2006, New records of Reduviidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from Colombia and other Neotropical countries, Zootaxa 1107, pp. 1-47 : 27-28

Iquitozelus couturieri Bérenger, 2003

Bérenger (2003) described I. couturieri , a new genus and species from Iquitos, Peru. The specimen examined here belongs to this species. However, its coloration differs slightly from the original description: the overall coloration ( Fig. 47 ) is yellowish rather than ochre; the tibiae as well as the apex of the femora are reddish; and abdominal tergite IX is red with yellowish lateral margins, and the gonocoxites and gonapophyses VIII are yellow. These color differences as well as the wrinkled body surface point to a teneral specimen killed shortly after molting. I. couturieri is a new generic record from Colombia.

Material examined: COLOMBIA, 1Ψ, Amazonas, Macedonia, [3°49'0"S 70°11'59"W], 30­VIII­1997, R[ío]. Amazonas, F. Fernández [ IAVH].

Figures

FIGURES 43 – 51. Dorsal view of Reduviidae species. 43, Ponerobia bipustulata; 44, Cosmoclopius curacavensis; 45, Erbessus grossus; 46, Harpactor rhombeus; 47, Iquitozelus couturieri; 48, Isocondylus elongatus, head and pronotum; 49, Orbella lugubris; 50, Tydides rufus; 51, Rasahus costaricensis, dorsal view, adult. Scale bar: 2 mm (51); 3 mm (44, 47, 49); 4 mm (46, 50); 5 mm (43, 45).